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Realtors’ blanket drive to help those in need this winter

The 25th annual Realtors Care Blanket Drive launches on Nov. 18 at four real estate offices in South Delta. Between Nov.
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Realtors are asking the public to help make this year’s anniversary drive extra meaningful.

The 25th annual Realtors Care Blanket Drive launches on Nov. 18 at four real estate offices in South Delta.

Between Nov. 18 and 25, realtors from throughout Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley will collect donations of gently used or new clothing and blankets to help those in need during our cold, wet winter months.

The donations are distributed to partner charities from the same communities where the items were received.

The program is the largest and longest running blanket drive in the Lower Mainland. Realtors are asking the public to help make this year’s anniversary drive extra meaningful.

“For 25 years, donations to the Realtors Care Blanket Drive have helped provide warmth to Lower Mainland residents most in need,” said Ashley Smith, Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver president. “The cold weather season is early this year, so every donation matters.”

The campaign collects a large amount of warm winter items on behalf of dozens of Lower Mainland charities to help about 35,000 people each year.

Needed items this year include:

• Blankets or sleeping bags, gently used or new

• Warm clothing, coats

• Hats, gloves, scarves

• New socks and underwear

Participating South Delta real estate offices are: Sutton Group-Seafair Realty in Ladner and RE/MAX Progroup Realty, Royal LePage Regency Realty and Sutton Group-Seafair Realty in Tsawwassen.